An incredible, tense scene was captured on the African plains as a lioness bravely fought a herd of massive Cape buffalo to protect her tiny newborn cub. The video shows the lioness, while the cub is held safely by a nearby safari guide, engaging a charging buffalo bull in a desperate confrontation, leaping onto its back and standing her ground against the snorting herd. The massive confrontation highlights the lioness's fierce maternal instinct and the constant battle for survival on the savann